• Teach Well Alliance Teach Well Toolkit: Supporting Schools to Implement a Culture of Staff Wellbeing

      A unique programme to develop a culture of whole-school staff wellbeing and mental health

      Reduce the number of teachers with Burnout and stop them leaving the profession

      Are your...

      • Teachers struggling to cope?
      • Staff frequently absent?
      • Scarce resources being spent on supply teachers?
      • Retention figures declining?
      • Vacancies difficult to fill?
      If you answered 'Yes' to any of these questions, the Teach Well Toolkit is your solution.

      The only school improvement programme to focus exclusively on developing

      a culture of staff wellbeing and mental health

    • The Teach Well Toolkit

       

      A unique whole-school change strategy programme

       

      Implement a culture of staff wellbeing and mental health in your school

      &

      Meet the Ofsted Leadership and Management criteria for

      'Outstanding' and 'Good'

       

      NEW FOR 2020-21

       

      NEW: Ultimate Version of Teach Well Toolkit

       

      NEW: GoVox Staff Wellbeing Feedback Tool: Premium and Ultimate versions

       

      Choose which Toolkit suits your budget, school context and ambition

      Teach Well Toolkit: Foundation, Premium & Ultimate

      Teach Well Toolkit

      Foundation

      Less than 83 pence per teacher per month for school with 50 teachers!

      Best for: schools with a limited budget or who have made a start on their staff wellbeing journey and don't need one-to-one support

       

      • Lifetime membership, with upgrades. 
      • Pre-launch induction via video conference.
      • Anonymous online surveys and reports for 12 months for every member of staff, via Teach Well Alliance.
      • Comprehensive and editable resources.
      • Copies of documents in Padlet.
      • Done with your staff, not to your staff.
      • Identifies whole-school issues.
      • Follows John Kotter's change process.
      • Includes support and non-teaching staff.
      • Fully online in an easy-to-follow 'course' format.
      • Teach Well School Gold Award on completion.
      • 12-month licence for the Wellbeing Lead to the  School Wellbeing iAbacus planning and evaluation platform.
      • £495 (No VAT).

      Teach Well Toolkit

      Premium

      Less than £1.66 per teacher per month for school with 50 teachers!

      Best for: schools that have some staff wellbeing strategies but need a more co-ordinated and joined-up approach and our support

       

      • Lifetime membership, with upgrades. 
      • Pre-launch induction via video conference. 
      • Anonymous online surveys and reports for 12 months for every member of staff, via the platform Go Vox.
      • Comprehensive and editable resources.
      • Copies of documents in Padlet.
      • Done with your staff, not to your staff.
      • Identifies whole-school issues.
      • Follows John Kotter's change process.
      • Includes support and non-teaching staff.
      • Fully online in an easy-to-follow 'course' format.
      • Teach Well School Gold Award on completion.
      Everything in Foundation Teach Well Toolkit
      PLUS
      • 5 X 12-month licences to the School Wellbeing iAbacus planning and evaluation platform.
      • Anonymous Go Vox survey platform to design, circulate and evaluate staff wellbeing. 
      • Wellbeing Coaching support for your Wellbeing Lead. Develop a Wellbeing Coaching culture in your school.
      • Customisation of the Teach Well Toolkit to your school context.
      • Unique Wellbeing Lead Qualification.
      • Unlimited support.
      • 4 X 1-hour video conferences with a Wellbeing Coach for up to 5 teachers: Before and during delivery.
      • Evaluation report at end of 12 months, including signposting actions in the second and third years to include in the School Improvement Plan.
      • 10% discount for onsite or remote Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training (normally £450: No VAT).​
      • Starting at £1395 (No VAT): Cost based on number of teachers in school. Download our information booklet below for further information.

      Teach Well Toolkit

      Ultimate

      Only £1.75 per teacher per month for school with 50 teachers!

      Best for: schools that have not made a start on staff wellbeing but are committed to a whole-school approach over the next 12 months and need our support

      • Lifetime membership, with upgrades. 
      • Pre-launch induction via video conference. 
      • Online surveys and reports for 12 months for every member of staff, via the platform Go Vox.
      • Comprehensive and editable resources.
      • Copies of documents in Padlet.
      • Done with your staff, not to your staff.
      • Identifies whole-school issues.
      • Follows John Kotter's change process.
      • Includes support and non-teaching staff.
      • Fully online in an easy-to-follow 'course' format.
      • Teach Well School Gold Award on completion.
      • 5 X 12-month licences to the School Wellbeing iAbacus planning and evaluation platform.
      • Anonymous Go Vox survey platform to design, circulate and evaluate staff wellbeing.
      • Wellbeing Coaching support for your Wellbeing Lead. Develop a Wellbeing Coaching culture in your school.
      • Customisation of the Teach Well Toolkit to your school context.
      • Unique Wellbeing Lead Qualification.
      • Unlimited support.
      • 4 X 1-hour video conferences with a Wellbeing Coach for up to 5 teachers: Before and during delivery.
      • Evaluation report at end of 12 months, including signposting actions in the second and third years to include in the School Improvement Plan.
      • 10% discount for onsite or remote Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training (normally £450: No VAT).

      Everything in Premium Teach Well Toolkit

      PLUS

      • 8-week online Mindfulness for Teachers course for all members of staff, including support and non-teaching staff.
      • Membership of exclusive network of Teach Well Toolkit schools to share best practice.
      • Starting at £1495 (No VAT): Cost based on number of teachers in school. Download our information booklet below for further information.

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order?

      Click on the Teach Well Toolkit logo opposite to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

      OR

      Need more information? No problem.

      Download our Information Booklet by clicking on the front cover

      Need more information?

      Scroll down to review the Ofsted criteria for staff wellbeing

      in Leadership and Management

    • Deliver the Teach Well Toolkit.

       

      Achieve the Teach Well Alliance Teach Well School Gold Award.

       

      Gain recognition for taking care of the wellbeing and mental health of staff.

      Attract staff by displaying the logo on your website

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order the Teach Well Toolkit?

      Click on our logo to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

      OR

      Continue to scroll down for more details

      The Waters Index of Teacher Burnout and GoVox

      Just two of the powerful tools in the Teach Well Toolkit

      Waters Indices of Wellbeing and Mental Health Guide

      The Waters Index of Teacher Burnout

      Adapted from Freudenberger's 12 Stages of Burnout

       

      A teacher self-evaluation tool to estimate

      risk of burnout

       

      Click on the image above to download the

      Waters Index of Teacher Burnout

      GoVox Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health

      (Premium & Ultimate versions of Teach Well Toolkit)

      Can you afford not to take action to improve teacher wellbeing and mental health?

      The cost of absence per year is estimated by the Chartered Institue of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to be £797 per employee for primary schools and £1,328 per employee for secondary schools,

      based on working days lost at an average of 7.4 days.

       

      That is the cost of absence for every employee, not just those who are absent

       

      In a primary school with 50 staff = £39,850 per year. In a secondary school with 100 staff = £132,280 per year

       

      The Teach Well Toolkit: Foundation costs £302 less than the average cost of absence for one primary teacher per year and £883 less than the average cost of absence for one secondary teacher per year.

       

      Even if you only reduced staff absence by 20% by implementing the Teach Well Toolkit,

      you would save £7970 per year in a primary school and £26,456 per year in a secondary school!

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order the Teach Well Toolkit?

      Click on the logo opposite to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

      OR

      Continue to scroll down for more details

    • Ofsted Inspection Framework: Sept 2019

       

      The Teach Well Toolkit addresses the Ofsted requirements for teacher wellbeing

      * Did you know?

      * Your school can't get 'Outstanding' in Leadership and Management unless

      there are high levels of staff wellbeing.

       

      * Did you know?

      * Your school can't get 'Good' in Leadership & Management unless

      the pressure on staff is taken into account.

       

      * Did you know?

      * Your school can't get 'Good' in Leadership & Management unless

      there is a clear strategy to develop and strengthen the staff.

       

      * Did you know?

      * Your school can't get 'Good' in Leadership & Management unless

      staff workload is managed as integral to their wellbeing.

       

      * Did you know?

      * Your school can't get 'Good' in Leadership & Management unless

      it protects staff from bullying and harassment.

       

      Not our words. The words of the Ofsted Inspection Handbook (Sept 2019).

      School Inspection Handbook (Sept 2019)

       

      Leadership and management: (Section 229: Page 64)

       

      'Important factors include:

       

      ◼ the extent to which leaders take into account the workload and well-being of their staff, while also developing and strengthening the quality of the workforce.'

      _______________________

       

      'In order for the leadership and management of a school to be judged outstanding, it must meet all of the good criteria securely and consistently, and it must also meet the additional outstanding criteria (Section 278: Pages 74-75)

       

      Outstanding (1)

       

      ◼ The school meets all the criteria for good in leadership and management securely and consistently.

      ◼ Leadership and management are exceptional.

       

      In addition, the following apply:

       

      ◼ Leaders ensure that highly effective and meaningful engagement takes place with staff at all levels and that issues are identified. When issues are identified, in particular about workload, they are consistently dealt with appropriately and quickly.

      ◼ Staff consistently report high levels of support for well-being issues.

       

      Good (2)

       

      ◼ Leaders engage with their staff and are aware and take account of the main pressures on them. They are realistic and constructive in the way they manage staff, including their workload.

      ◼ Leaders protect staff from bullying and harassment.

      Ofsted Inspection Handbook

      Download a copy of the

      Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

      Click on the image opposite

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order?

      Click on the Teach Well Toolkit logo opposite to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

      OR

      Click on the slider for more information on the cost of staff absence

      or scroll past it for more detailed information about the Teach Well Toolkit

    • Don't wait any longer to do something about staff wellbeing and mental health

      The Cost of Staff Illness...

      Being a Teach Well School makes financial sense.

       

      Watch as the slides move across the screen.

       

      Or click on the arrows.

      Reduce the number of teacher days lost due to absence with stress

      Days lost

      In a primary school with 50 staff, of which 25 are teachers, the average number of working days lost through sickness is 370.

       

      In a secondary school with 150 staff, of which 50 are teachers, the average number of working days lost through sickness is 1110.

      2,025,231 million days were lost to teacher absence through sickness in 2017/18

      Teacher absence

      According to the School Workforce Census, in 2017/18, a total of 2,025,231 million days were lost to teacher absence through sickness, with an average per teacher of those absent through sickness of 7.4 days. 54.4% of all teachers were absent through sickness in 2017/18.

      It costs an average of £200 to provide supply cover for a teacher who is absent through stress

      Cost per day

      £200 in pay per day per member of staff absent.

       

      Add the costs of supply cover and overheads and this figure is at least double.

      What it costs per teacher to cover for teacher absence

      Cost of absence per teacher

      The basic cost of absence in schools is approximately £797 per employee for primary schools and £1328 per employee for secondary schools (based on working days lost at approximately 7.4 according to CiPD Absence Management Survey 2016).

       

      However, in reality, this cost is much higher because it is exclusively based on the salaries of employees on sick leave rather than the cost of temporary supply cover, overheads and indirect costs associated with reduced effectiveness of supply cover on student progress.

      Average costs of teacher absence per school

      Average cost of absence

      In a primary school with 100 staff, of which 50 are teachers, the average total cost of absence to the school for a year is £153,692.31. This is based on using supply cover for 50% of the absences.

       

      In a secondary school with 150 staff, of which 75 are teachers, the average total cost of absence to the school is £310,230.77. This is based on using supply cover for 50% of the absences.

      Reduce your school's spending on staff absence by implementing a culture of staff wellbeing and mental health by implementing the Teach Well Toolkit

      What would you do

      with the money?

      You could cut your school's spending on staff absence by at least 50%.

       

      Reduce workload and stress. Prevent and tackle Burnout. Create a culture of staff wellbeing.

       

      Spend the savings on teaching and learning.

    • Teach Well Toolkit

       

      Develop a Whole-School Culture of

      Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health

       

      Identify -Action - Monitor - Evaluate - Plan Ahead

    • The School Wellbeing iAbacus equips your teachers to collaborate to identify issues of staff wellbeing and mental health and plan actions to address them

      Stage 1. Identify: Whole-school Staff Wellbeing

      Our iAbacus School Wellbeing Self-Evaluation and Planning Tool and GoVox, Staff Support Feedback Tool, will enable your leadership team to identify where staff are most under pressure and highlight what actions your school needs to take. Imagine an abacus on your screen...it's as easy as sliding beads!

       

      Scroll down to find out more about iAbacus.

    • IAbacus School Wellbeing Self-Evaluation and Planning Tool
      IAbacus School Wellbeing Self-Evaluation and Planning Tool
      IAbacus School Wellbeing Self-Evaluation and Planning Tool

      Click on the arrow on the image on the right to watch a short video of iAbacus at work

      Stage 1. Identify: GoVox Staff Support Feedback Tool

      GoVox: Showing staff that you care by taking action where support is most needed

      Shows staff you care

       

      Asking teachers and support staff how they’re doing every so often is good practice, but GoVox believes regular, targeted check-ins are the best way to support the Wellbeing and Mental Health of individual members of staff. We promote a culture of regularly checking in through a series of expertly-written questions, in a non-intrusive manner. This shows your staff that you care and that you will take action by prioritising the conversations where support is most needed.

      Watch this 60-second video of how GoVox works

      Put the School Wellbeing iAbacus into action to address issues of staff wellbeing and mental health

      Stage 2. Take action

      The Teach Well Toolkit will guide you every step of the way. Pre-written documents and emails can be easily adapted to your school's context.

      Monitor the progress of your school's action plan by using iAbacus half-way through a term

      Stage 3. Monitor

      Keep an eye on how things are going each term with our online surveys.

      The School Wellbeing iAbacus brings your teachers together to discuss how the implementation of the Teach Well Toolkit is going

      Stage 4. Evaluate

      Evaluate the impact of your school's wellbeing programme and integrate it with your School Development Plan.

      The Teach Well Alliance has written a Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health Policy for you. Fully customisable.

      Stage 5. Plan Ahead, Create your Action Plan and Write your Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health Policy

      Update your existing Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health Policy. If you don't have one, no problem - simply customise the sample policy in the Teach Well Toolkit.

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order the Teach Well Toolkit?

      Click on the logo opposite to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

      OR

      Scroll down to download our Information Booklet

    • Download our Teach Well Toolkit

      Information Booklet 2020-21

       

      Click on the front cover below

      Teach Well Alliance Teach Well Toolkit Information for Schools 2020-21 V4 July 2020

      Watch our short video on how the Teach Well Toolkit can help your school and

      claim your discount code 'perk'.

      Teach Well Toolkit Order Form

      Ready to order the Teach Well Toolkit?

      Click on the logo opposite to open the order form and request an invoice or quotation.

    • Are your staff looking for a wellbeing coach?

      We can help you to find one

      We can recommend a wellbeing coach. Just complete the 'Contact Us' box at the foot of this page and tell us what you are looking for.

      Recommended coaches:

      • Have enhanced DBS clearance
      • Are appropriately insured
      • Are experienced teachers
      • Have a whole-school perspective on wellbeing
      • Will help you to find your own way of meeting your challenge
      • Are totally confidential. They will not divulge information outside the coaching relationship. (Except if there is a serious risk of harm to you or to someone you know).

       

    • Are Teachers at Breaking Point?

      (Radio documentary)

      In May 2019, Steve Waters, founder and director of the Teach Well Alliance, was interviewed by Paige Lampard (@PaigeLampard1). Paige was approaching the end of her training as a journalist and was completing her degree by submitting a documentary on the teaching profession as part of her final assessment. Paige was gathering information on the wellbeing and mental health of teachers and sought Steve's opinion of the retention and recruitment crisis in our schools.

       

      This documentary includes views of teachers who Paige also

      interviewed for her project.

       

      Click on the arrow to play the video

    • Coming soon!

       

      Teach Well Toolkit February Half-Term competition

       

      Win a FREE Foundation Teach Well Toolkit for your school: Worth £495!

      Teach Well Toolkit Competition Rules

      Please note:

      * By entering this competition, you are making a commitment to implement the Teach Well Toolkit in your school. If you have not started to use the Teach Well Toolkit by the end of the Spring term 2021, access will be withdrawn. The school that is in second place in the competition will then be given access.

      * Only entry per school.

      How to enter:

       

      A) Listen to School SOS Radio on 28th January between 4pm-5pm by clicking on this link: https://streaming.radio.co/s5e8b79c90/listen

      B) Listen for instructions on how to enter the competition.

      D) Please enter the following 7 pieces of information in the box below:

       

      1) Your name.

      2) Your role.

      3) The name of your academy trust or federation.

      4) Your school email address.

      5) The information you were given during the School SOS Radio broadcast on 28th January between 4pm-5pm.

      7) The postcode of this school.

       

      [Please check that you have entered all 6 details correctly].

       

      How the winning entry will be chosen:

      • A draw will take place using an online random number generator, on Thursday 11th February 2021 between 12.30-13.30 during the School SOS Radio broadcast. The winner of the free Teach Well Toolkit will be the school who has followed the instructions in the video correctly [See 3 above] and whose number is nearest to the number selected at random

      Good luck!

      Submit

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